Archive for September 4th, 2007
Baby Cologne
Does your baby suffer from B.O.? If yes, then this is for you: a Baby Cologne:
JOHNSON’S® Baby Cologne has a gentle, fresh fragrance with a pleasant combination of floral and citrus hints. It leaves your baby smelling clean and fresh.
Sent in by Neatorama reader Tiffany, who found it in a Wal-Mart checkout line, right next to cans of Axe Body Spray – Thanks Tiffany!
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Neatorama Alien
How awesome is this: the Neatorama Alien, by Len Peralta of Monster by Mail. Len told me the story of how Monster by Mail came to be:
Monster By Mail was started as a way to make money to pay for the healthcare costs related to the birth of our daughter in the fall. Well, we are in the home stretch of the pregnancy over here. My wife is due next month and thanks to some poorly timed home emergencies (and necessities) over the course of the past few months (plumbing and pipes bursting, partial electrical rewiring in our home, a new van to cart around our soon to be six kids), I am still trying to save enough money to pay for the birth.
If you want your alien, you can get it here: Link – Thanks Len!
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The ASS Store
Spotted by Neatorama reader Marcelo Porpecelli in Brazil! Thanks Marcelo!
Maybe it’s the homebase for this transportation company.
ASS must be very popular in Brazil, here’s the ASSturismo travel agency – Thanks Rafael David!
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Woman Puts Own Heart on Display
Jennifer Sutton developed a life-threatening heart condition in her teens and had a heart transplant earlier this year. She decided to lend her old heart to to be put on display:
She said: "Seeing my heart for the first time is an emotional and surreal experience.
"It caused me so much pain and turmoil when it was inside me. Seeing it sitting here is extremely bizarre and very strange.
"Finally I can see this odd looking lump of muscle that has given me so much upset."
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New Study: Men Like Beauty, Women Like Money When Looking for Mates
Let’s all let out a collective "duh" at this new study:
New scientific research has reached the conclusion which many of us have long suspected – that men are attracted by beauty while women focus on a partner’s wealth.
Data taken from a speed-dating study reveals that when it comes to the rules of attraction people behave like stereotypical Neanderthals.
It found that men would try to entice the most attractive woman they met, although they accepted they would make do with someone who falls somewhat short of their dream.
Meanwhile women will try and find a man whose wealth is on the same level as their own perceived attractiveness.
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Stephen King's Gargoyle Fence
I suppose if you’re a famous bestselling author, like Stephen King, you too can have this awesome wrought iron gargoyle fence for your home!
Taken by Neatorama reader Rich B. during his 100-day cross country "Great America Roadtrip": Link – Thanks Rich!
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Sunny Side Up Rug
By Valentina Audrito. More egg furniture here. Via Casa Sugar.
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Bob Dylan Message Generator
Make your own Bob Dylan “Subterranean Homesick Blues” signs. Follow the link for an example (sorry, but I had to fill those sheets with something).
Link – via The Generator Blog
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West Side Story, the Zombie Version
Here’s an excellent trailer of West Side Story, fashioned as a horror flick à la 28 Days Later! Hit play or go to Link [YouTube] – Thanks Miniature Brainwave!
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Log Cabin Tombstone
Here’s a log cabin tomb, spotted in Riverside Cemetery in Denver by Neatorama reader Eric Purkalitis, who wrote:
I love the clothespin tombstone you wrote of recently. I live in Denver and there is a really strange cemetery tucked away in the industrial part of town. The link is to a photo of my favorite grave marker, a reproduction of a log cabin. There are many interesting graves at Riverside Cemetery, but the interesting part is the story behind it.
Riverside Cemetery was created to relocate the graves from Denver City Cemetery, which had become dilapidated. Go figure City Cemetery contained the graves of Denver’s elite and was smack in the middle of the wealthiest part of town.
E.F. McGovern was hired to move the graves, but was caused a scandal by piling up multiple bodies together in the new graves. It’s unclear whether he actually matched all of the bodies with their markers.Denver City Cemetery went on to become Cheesman Park. Adjacent to the park the city erected the Denver Botanical Gardens. Every once in a while the Gardens still dig up old caskets. If the people in the park only knew.
Link [Flickr] – Thanks Eric!
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New Fuel-Efficient UPS Delivery Trucks are Smokin' Hot!
The EPA and UPS have unveiled "the most fuel-efficient and cost effective delivery vehicle in the world", a stylish UPS delivery truck powered by a hydraulic hybrid propulsion system:
According to the EPA, the hydraulic hybrid technology can increase fuel efficiency by 60-70% in urban use and lowers greenhouse gas emissions by 40% compared to UPS’s conventional diesel delivery trucks. The system was developed in concert with leading automotive engineering firm, FEV Engine Technology, Inc. (FEV).
FEV worked with the EPA to design, simulate and analyze the hydraulic systems and components, and fabricated the power train system and components that are used to store energy, in contrast to electric motors and batteries used in electric hybrid vehicles. Results of testing and analysis show that this technology has the potential to save more than 1,000 gallons of fuel each year in delivery and other service vehicle applications.
Link – Thanks Chris Burke!
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Gorilla Drummer Unmasked
So who is the mysterious gorilla in the Cadbury gorilla commercial? Is it Phil Collins himself?
No, according to Creative Review, it’s Garon Michael, an actor who plays a lot of gorillas in various movies like Congo and Instinct.
Link – Thanks Patrick Burgoyne!
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Carlton Bookcase by Ettore Sottsass
The Quad Bookcase post reminded Neatorama reader Anna of this iconic bookcase / room divider design: the "Carlton" bookcase made by Italian architect and designer Ettore Sottsass [wiki] in 1981 – Thanks Anna!
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3D Swimming Pools
Swimming pools that look like they could have been the work of Julian Beever.
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Police Car Ran You Over? That's £80 Fine, Please!
Daniel Horne was walking home (on the sidewalk) when a police car swerved, hit him and crushed his foot under the wheel.
And what did he get for all this pain and suffering? A £80 fine for denting the police car!
"It is just crazy. I was just innocently walking down the road when the car swerved in front of me to arrest us in a complete mistake.
"I just can’t believe that anyone would honestly think that you would run into a police car."
The fine ticket reads: "You ran into the n/s [near side] front wing of a marked police vehicle causing a dent."
Mr Horne, of Llanharry, South Wales, added: "It is a complete joke – who the hell would run into a police car made out of solid metal?
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NY City Cab Driver by Day, Blogger by Night
Melissa Plaut left a corporate advertising job to become a New York City cab driver … and wrote all about her experience in her blog (and now a book):
She has suffered neck spasms, kidney pains and eye twitches from driving 12-hour shifts. She has scraped dirt from beneath her fingernails from handling so many dollar bills.
"After each shift I would come home and type," she says. "I would vent and complain and curse. I would bitch about traffic. I would bitch about cops."
Her friends had gone off to work high-profile jobs they loved. Her parents were embarrassed to tell friends their daughter drove a cab.
"I’m thirty years old. I live alone with two cats. And I’m a cab driver," Plaut writes in her book.
The job has taken its toll, but not everything about it depresses her. Along the way, she has learned a lot about people, the world and herself.
Links: LA Times Article | Melissa’s blog (Photo: Carolyn Cole / LAT)
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Banned: Baby Yoga, Stupid Names, and Excuses
Last week, a church has banned a children’s baby yoga group from using a church hall for their meetings:
A TODDLER group has been banned from a church hall in Taunton – because their yoga lessons were deemed unchristian.
Teacher Louise Woodcock was told her Yum Yum Yoga classes for pre-school children would affect their spiritual life in a way the church disagreed with. [...]
Silver Street minister the Rev Simon Farrar said some toddler groups used the church hall.
But he added: "We are a Christian organisaton and when we let rooms to people, we want them to understand that they must be fully in line with our Christian ethos.
"Clearly yoga impinges on the spiritual life of people in a way which we as Christians don’t believe is the same as our ethos.
In other news, the recent shenanigans of a Chinese couple naming a child "@" will never happen in Venezuela: authorities there are banning stupid names!
The National Electoral Council in the past week laid out that proposal in a draft bill circulated to city offices in Caracas.
If approved by the National Assembly, the bill could let authorities turn down names like some of the more unusual monikers currently on the voter rolls: Edigaith, Mileidy, Leomar and Superman.
… a Russian mayor had banned excuses:
Mr Kuzmin said city officials should help improve people’s lives and solve their problems, not make excuses.
The list of 27 forbidden phrases includes "there’s no money", "we’re having lunch", "the working day is over", "somebody else has the documents" and "I think I was off sick at the time".
Mr Kuzmin warned in a statement that "the use of these expressions by city administration officials while speaking to the head of the city will speed their departure".
Previously on Neatorama: China Banned Reincarnation
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Steampunk Star Wars Stormtrooper
Hombrelobo snapped some pics of steampunk Star Wars imperial stormtrooper, Boba Fett, and Alien made from welded gears and such!
Link – via Boing Boing
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The Awesome Combo of Violin and Turntables
Who says violin doesn’t belong in hip hop? In this clip, Paul Dateh and inka one showed you what the love child between a violin and turntables should sound like!
Now playing on the new-and-improved VideoSift, still the best video aggregator on the Web: Link [YouTube clip]
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Morph Thing
Morph Thing is an application where you can combine a picture of two celebrities, or yourself with someone else, or yourself with a celebrity! You must create an account to upload your own photos. For best results, you should use photos with a closed mouth facing straight forward, but I made my first project using what I had. You can use your finished photo as an avatar, or even add speech bubbles. Link -via Ursi’s Blog
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Liturgical Referees.
The Curt Jester reports: Francis Cardinal Arinze the Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments has introduced a new program that will surely have an effect. The recently created position of Liturgical Referee has been instituted to help to bring uniformity to the celebration of the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass.
Fortunately, the Curt Jester has provided a convenient reference chart for interpreting the referees in action (more at the link):
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Panda Bliss
Bestselling author Neil Gaiman wrote about his recent trip to China, including the experience of holding a year-old panda in his lap.
Utter, utter happiness. Better than any number of awards. Makes being a writer completely worthwhile. I suspect that world peace and harmony would come about in weeks if people just got to put pandas on their laps every few months. Honest.
Link -via Exploding Aardvark
Also read about how giraffes hide in Beijing.
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Itsy Bitsy Broken Glass
Have kids that love playing baseball in the yard? Get a couple of these spider stickers and keep them handy. Link – via Ehrensenf
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Trevor the Turkey and his New Shoes
From Daily Mail:
Trevor, just three days old, was born with ’scrunched-up’ toes, which made it difficult to walk.
Vet Pip Boydell, a partner in the treatment centre, said: “The traditional method of dealing with a problem like this is to apply a small wooden splint to straighten the toes.
“We tried that with Trevor, but it wasn’t effective, so we had to come up with something else.
“In the end, it turned out to be creating false webbed feet by using board and surgical tape.
I’m assuming that because of the fuss and effort invested in Trevor that he will not end up a Swanson Turkey Dinner.
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Bright Light City: Top 10 Vegas Neon Experiences
If you want to see Las Vegas as a neon wonderland, you should visit in the near future.
… neon will be close to extinction in Vegas by 2012. With the new neon-less casinos going up and the old casinos being imploded between now and then, visitors will only be able to find these tubes in places like the Neon Museum, Downtown and other nostalgic venues.
To get the most neon experience out of your trip, see this overview of the best and brightest neon displays in Vegas. Link -via Cynical-C
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The Effect of Sounds Waves on Salt
An example of cymatics, {wiki} or the effect of sound waves on particles. Push play or got to Metacafe. You may want to turn the volume down somewhat -this caused my cats to run from the room! -via Videosift
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“Basketball Girl†now an athlete!
Qian Hongyan, the young amputee who used a basketball in lieu of legs (featured previously on Neatorama), has joined a swim team! She hopes to compete in the 2012 Paralympics in London. Although she now has prosthetic legs, she uses the basketball during swim training to help her get in and out of the pool. Link -via Arbroath
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"The Worst Years of Your Life: Stories for the Geeked-Out, Angst-Ridden, Lust-Addled, and Deeply Misunderstood Adolescent in All of Us"
Just in time for school. Amazon says:
The Worst Years of Your Life says it all: angst, depression, growing pains, puberty, nasty boys and nastier girls; these are stories of aaawkwardness and embarassment from a stellar list of contributors. Great postmodern classics like John Barth’s “Lost in the Funhouse” are paired with newer selections, such as Stacey Richter’s “The Beauty Treatment” and A.M. Homes’s “A Real Doll,” in this searing, unforgettable collection. A perfect book for revisiting old favorites and discovering new ones, and the opportunity to relive the worst years of your life — without having to relive the worst years of your life.
The Worst Years of Your Life: Stories for the Geeked-Out, Angst-Ridden, Lust-Addled, and Deeply Misunderstood Adolescent in All of Us
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The Quad Bookcase
Here’s a stunning design for a bookcase: the Quad by Nauris Kalinauskas. Link – Thanks Dude!
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Original Mac User Manual
Peter Merholz bought an original Macintosh User Manual on eBay and scanned it for your viewing enjoyment. Check it out here: Link – via Core77
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